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GIRLS BUILD TEAM PACKAGES HEADING YOUR WAY!
Boxes of goodies are on the way to TEAM COORDINATORS! Be on the lookout. They should all arrive by Friday, May 17th. VIRTUAL AWARDS - NEXT THURSDAY! Date: Thursday, May 23, 2019 Time Options:
How to Join: Join via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/431065369 OR Dial in: +1 669 900 6833 US; Meeting ID: 431 065 369 How to Prepare for the Virtual Awards Show:
We can't wait to celebrate your hard work next week!
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CONGRATULATIONS! Final Submissions are in and now let's talk about celebrating your amazing efforts while our reviewers score your submissions.
SAVE THE DATE We are hosting our online Virtual Award Ceremony on May 23rd and sending each team a package with some swag and goodies to help you host a team celebration. MAILING ADDRESS NEEDED: Please fill out this form to provide us with the best mailing address to receive a package. We will mail all packages by May 13th provided that we have received your final submission via Submittable. IMPACT SLIDE - Complete Impact Report Slide Template - this will be for the public to see. We need this by Monday, May 13th. STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. Don't hesitate to apply. Due May 10th.
FINAL WEBSITES AND VIDEOS ARE DUE ON SUNDAY!
DUE MAY 5th, 2019 - Final Website and Video is due via Submittable – the same platform you used to submit your Girls Build application. You can find everything you need to know to complete the Girls Build project on our Curriculum Page. MAY 23 - GET READY FOR THE AWARDS! Check out the details for the online virtual awards on May 23 here. We will be sending you a packet in the mail the week of May 10th with supplies to help you celebrate. STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. Don't hesitate to apply. Due May 10th.
Some final advice: Complete the Impact Report. This helps explain your progress and impact. Your responses will be sent back to you so you will have the information to copy and paste straight into your website to help explain your reach. WHAT SHOULD WE ADD TO OUR WEBSITE? PRESENTATIONS, FLYERS, IMAGES? Yes, add it all just be careful so that everything is organized as part of your story. What is the main event(s) you want to highlight? What are additional materials, activities, resources? Whatever works for you. Look at past examples to get ideas. CHECK OUT YEAR 3 TEAMS EMBEDDING THE VIDEO
LINKING THE VIDEO
We have heard from so many of you in the past week and seen you are social media. We are so impressed and excited to celebrate you and your team! RESOURCES OF THE WEEK Looking for some cool videos to watch as a group and reflect? Check out the PowerOn Series on YouTube. Each 5 minute short features girls and a new technology. F The films are directed by Rosario Dawson, Julie Bowen, Ana Brenda Contreras, Lisa Edelstein and Nikki Reed. Watch a short doc by #femaleyouth on opening up about #menstruation. #Destigmatize #female #flow, create #safespace for all. Join the #empathytoactionfilmclub #womensvoicesnow #bethechange @WomensVoicesNow @GlobalGirlMedia https://bit.ly/2XJ65mK HOW TO: Upload the Video to Google Drive or YouTube - there are many ways to this:
EMBEDDING THE VIDEO
LINKING THE VIDEO
LOOKING FOR GREAT EXAMPLES OF TEAM WEBSITES? CHECK OUT YEAR 3 TEAMS Want to link to something that is on your website? Highlight the words you want to link and click on the link icon on the menu bar at the top and then choose Standard Page. This will create a drop down menu of all the pages on your own website. Choose the page and hit enter. WHAT SHOULD WE ADD TO OUR WEBSITE? PRESENTATIONS, FLYERS, IMAGES? Yes, add it all just be careful so that everything is organized as part of your story. What is the main event(s) you want to highlight? What are additional materials, activities, resources? Whatever works for you. Again - look at past examples to get ideas. CHECK OUT YEAR 3 TEAMS FINAL WEBSITES AND VIDEOS ARE DUE IN 2 WEEKS!
DUE MAY 5th, 2019 - Final Website and Video is due via Submittable – the same platform you used to submit your Girls Build application. You can find everything you need to know to complete the Girls Build project on our Curriculum Page. JOIN US FOR OFFICE HOURS: Wednesday, April 24th 12:30 PST/ 3:30 EST and 3:30 PST/6:30 EST We will go over the details about what is due and the online awards ceremony. Join Zoom Meeting - https://zoom.us/j/576778099 Dial In: 16699006833 Meeting ID: 576 778 099 Or email us at girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org with questions or to set up your own call. GET READY FOR THE AWARDS! We have also added how to get ready for the online virtual awards on May 23 here and will review again as we get closer. In addition to team awards, there are individual scholarships available as well. Don't hesitate to apply. Due May 10th.
SHOUT OUT TO: Daniel Webster Middle School - for updating their website to express their mission to bring greater awareness, to the mental and physical health of middle school students. Bronx.Bright - for their upcoming Blue Mullaly Light Show. Learn more about their mission and process to install street lighting that is both practical and eye-catching, for teens and all community members to feel safe along routes we hang out or commute. Equitas Academy #2 for building a partnership/relationship with local Downtown Los Angeles Children's Hospitals. ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES (see all here) NEW THIS WEEK: Change the Game Deadline: June 7th Audience: Ages 13-18 (must be US citizen or permanent resident, and obtain parent/guardian permission) Description:Change The Game is Google Play’s initiative to build a diverse future in mobile gaming. To empower the next generation of game makers, we invite teens to tap into their imagination and share their own game idea to the Change The Game Design Challenge. The grand prize winner will receive a $15,000 college scholarship and $15,000 for their non-profit's or school's technology program. All five finalists will have their game ideas produced and launched on the Google Play Store, a VIP trip to LA to showcase their game design, and a scholarship to Girls Make Games summer camp. Learn More and apply Organizers and educators: Help girls get started with Change the Game with this activity kit . There is a lot of information being dropped in these newsletters. Remember you can always find the information again on the website.
Student Scholarships: Senior High School Student Awards - open to Coordinators and senior students Middle School Student Award- Students! Nominate yourself or nominate a middle school student on your team High School Student Award - Students nominate yourself or nominate a high school student on your team Got Questions? Join us for Office Hours:
Shout out to: Henderson Middle School for mapping out a clear plan to launch their schoolwide Walking Club n the next few weeks. Clinton Middle School's Girls Revolution team for a stellar homeless awareness project that they presented to the councilmembers of City Hall and then donated boxes of baby hygiene products. Girls Build LA Team of Marshall Fundamental who spent the weekend bringing Mental Health Awareness to their school and out into the community through at least 3 events by our count! Engagement Opportunities (see all here) NEW THIS WEEK: Imagen Awards Student Short Film Competition Deadline: April 30th Audience: Latinx students in high school and college Description: The Imagen Foundation invites Latino college and high school students from all across the United States and Puerto Rico to submit their student films to the Imagen Awards Student Film Competition. This special competition is geared towards showcasing the best short films created by the young talent within our Latino community. Winners of the competition will have the opportunity to have their film screened at the 34th Annual Imagen Awards, in front of many of Hollywood’s movers and shakers!Students will be able to enter in either the College or High School Competition. Learn More and Apply DETAILS TO TURN IN FINAL MATERIALS:
Your Final Website and Video is due via Submittable on Sunday, May 5th, 11:59pm PST – the same platform you used to submit your Girls Build application. Everything you need to know regarding items to turn in, guidelines, deadlines and rubrics can be found on our Curriculum page [http://www.girls-build.org > Curriculum] Next Steps and guidelines on how to manage the next few weeks in order for your team to finish strong! Step 1: Impact Report
Step 2: Make a copy of the budget template to use for your final budget. Step 3: Final Website Step 4: End of Year Video Step 5: Submit Final Website and Video via Submittable
Student Scholarships: Nominate yourself or someone on your team for one of our three scholarship opportunities.
Got Question? Join us for Office Hours: Wednesday, April 10th 12:30 PST/ 3:30 EST and 3:30PST/6:30 EST We will go over the details about what is due and the online awards ceremony. Join Zoom Meeting - https://zoom.us/j/576778099 Dial In: 16699006833 Meeting ID: 576 778 099 Or email us at girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org Shout out to: Palmdale Learning Plaza for their many events AND keeping up to date with their website. We are inspired by the Rafiki means friend campaign where you connected students to friendship through selling bracelets and used the funds to support a sister school in the Dominican Republic! STEAM LADY TIGERBOTS - For connecting to their greaataer community through the South Gate 73rd Annual Children's Christmas Lane Parade & Festival and meeting their District Supervisor Hilda Solis plus hosting a resume building workshop for their own immediate school community. Sylmar Charter High School and Garfield High School for engaging in the community and going out to meet Councilwoman Nury Martinez who interviewed First Partner Jennifer Newsom as well as their upcoming career readiness workshop and upcoming film festival, respectively. Engagement Opportunities (see all here) Volunteer to be a Judge or the Technovation Challenge Learn More and Sign up Date: 1st Round: April 27th-June 2nd; 2nd Round: June 8th-17th Time Commitment: Total of ~3 hours What is expected of a judge? Technovation judges will evaluate: A mobile app designed to solve a specific problem; A business plan for the app; A pitch that tells the team’s story *No technical skills needed NEW THIS WEEK for Los Angeles: City of STEM EventsWhen: Month of April all over Los Angeles and Downey Check out the calendar for events all month all over Los Angeles. Free Play Tickets for People Under 25 Learn More: Description: Center Theatre Group is offering free tickets to the first performance of all productions at the Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre as well as select Ahmanson Theatre shows. Limit two tickets per account. Tickets purchased online and by phone include a $5 handling fee; there is no charge at the Box Office. All tickets will be held at Will Call and must be picked up 30 minutes before the performance or they will be released. Please bring ID (or any form of age verification); FreePlay tickets can only be used by audience members ages 25 and under. Sign up for our mailing list to be notified when FreePlay tickets become available. Girls Build Teams!
Get recognized and rewarded for your hard work. Your Final Website and Video is due via Submittable on Sunday, May 5th, 11:59pm PST – the same platform you used to submit your Girls Build application. Everything you need to know regarding items to turn in, guidelines, deadlines and rubrics can be found on our Curriculum page [http://www.girls-build.org > Curriculum] Next Steps and guidelines on how to manage the next few weeks in order for your team to finish strong! Step 1: Impact Report
Step 2: Make a copy of the budget template to use for your final budget. Step 3: Final Website Step 4: End of Year Video Step 5: Submit Final Website and Video via Submittable
Student Scholarships: Nominate yourself or someone on your team for one of our three scholarship opportunities.
Got Question? Join us for Office Hours: Wednesday, April 10th 12:30 PST/ 3:30 EST and 3:30PST/6:30 EST We will go over the details about what is due and the online awards ceremony. Join Zoom Meeting - https://zoom.us/j/576778099 Dial In: 16699006833 Meeting ID: 576 778 099 Or email us at girlsbuild@lapromisefund.org  We know you are doing great work and sometimes it may feel redundant and exhausting documenting the work on your website and social media. Remember, this hard work is part of the story of your school, your team, and you! We don’t want the effort to disappear after you wrap up - this is your digital artifact that becomes resume worthy and part of your professional story! This is how you keep your audience and highlight your results.
Final project Deadline: May 5th is the deadline to turn in your final website and an end-of-year video. All materials - including guidelines and rubrics are found on our Curriculum page. All of the materials to submit your final report and nominate students for scholarships will be up on our website and released via the newsletter April 8th along with a letter with the details to the coordinators. Reminder: Hold the date of Thursday, May 23rd for Girls Build online Awards Ceremony. We will do the awards twice! 12:30pm PT/1:30MT/ 2:30 CT/3:30 ET and 3:30 PT/4:30MT/ 5:30 CT/ 6:30 ET Resource of the week: Looking for an inspiration film or short to share with your audience or to host an event? Check out Women’s Voices Now Film Archive. The Women’s Voices Now Film Archive is a curated selection of voices in social impact film. Films are by and about women and women’s issues worldwide and available for streaming anytime, anywhere, for free. Through the power of social issues film, Women’s Voices Now aims to inspire audiences from empathy into action and help to create lasting social change in the realm of women’s rights. If you are interested in hosting a screening, please contact info@womensvoicesnow.org. Shout out to: The young women recognized by Mayor Garcetti and City of STEM for their commitment to a future education in STEM fields. Forty of the awardees came from Girls Build schools: ArTES Magnet High School, California Academy of Mathematics and Science; Compton Early College High School; Foshay Learning Center, Granada Hills Charter High School, James A Garfield Senior High School, LAUSD / USC Media Arts & Engineering Magnet, Lennox Math Science & Technology Academy, Manual Arts High School, STEM of Boyle Heights, Sylmar Charter High School, University High School, West Adams Preparatory High School Engagement Opportunities (see all here) NEW THIS WEEK for Los Angeles: City of STEM Kick off Event Date: Satruday, April 6 10am - 5pm Location: Columbia Memorial Space Center Learn More: https://www.columbiaspacescience.org/ Description: LA's largest celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math takes place the entire month of April with a series of amazing events and awesome activities throughout Los Angeles County. The community events highlight the ongoing importance that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have in the Los Angeles region. Throughout April, City of STEM partners will present science-themed happenings in communities around Southern CA, bringing STEM to the people of LA. Learn more about the month of City of STEM - https://cityofstem.org/ Professional Opportunities for Educators: EDUCATORS: Computer Science Professional Development in an area near you!
Apply to speak at ACT-W 2019 - http://national.act-w.org/speakers/ Team Event Strategy:
Spring is here and it’s time to think about the end of the year and wrapping up the Girls Build season! Our teams now span across the country so we will be holding our awards ceremony virtually to announce the winners. We’ll also send you a Girls Build packet to hold your own celebration with your team. Details coming soon! In the meantime, hold the date of Thursday, May 23rd. We will do the awards twice! 12:30pm PT/1:30MT/ 2:30 CT/3:30 ET and 3:30 PT/4:30MT/ 5:30 CT/ 6:30 ET This year, we will be awarding more than $10,000 in awards and scholarships for teams and students. Categories include best overall, best website, project impact and civic engagement. We will also have an opportunity for students and coordinators to nominate students for individual scholarships worth up to $500. All of the materials to submit your final report and nominate students for scholarships will be up on our website and released via the newsletter April 8th. Final project Deadline: May 5th is the deadline to turn in your final website and an end-of-year video. All materials - including guidelines and rubrics are found on our Curriculum page. Shout out to: Marshall Fundamental High School for their #StrongerthantheStigma project. Check out their updated website and kudos on their first successful event. Topeka High Latina Justice Seekers for getting on the local radio, planning their project and translating the first page of their website into Spanish to include their audience. STEM Academy of Hollywood for hosting their second annual de-stress day. Civic Engagement Alert! Denim Day, April 24th. Denim Day a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual harassment, abuse, assault and rape. Denim Day takes place in April which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Engagement Opportunities (see all here) NEW THIS WEEK: SPECIAL EDUCATOR EDITION: THE JOINT SPECIAL POPULATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (JSPAC) and the Statewide Collaborative for Special Populations calls all educators to EQUITY ACTION! Join JSPAC for their (5) webinar series "Call to Equity Action", as your institution begins planning your 2020-21 Equity Framework, charting the next phase of equity efforts. Learn more and register here CALL FOR COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR Description: AIR and CS for All Teachers are accepting applications for our next cohort of community ambassadors for our virtual community of practice. Deadline to apply is Monday, April 1 @ 2pm PT/ 5 pm ET. Submit an application here → https://bit.ly/2Jh94k9 #CSforAll #CSed #education EDUCATORS: TECHFIT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Summer, NO-COST STEM program PD for middle school teachers/counselors (Stipend to attend and additional Stipend to support the implementation of after-school or in-class activity)! Date/Location: July 22-27, 2019 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC (required check-in is on July 21) To be considered for TECHFIT, complete and submit the online application form (https://techfit.tech.purdue.edu/Teacher_App2019.aspx) Deadline: no later than Friday, March 29, 2019. Description: Selected applicants will earn $100 each day for full participation in the program, which includes, but is not limited to, completion of all projects, forms and assessments, and plans for delivery of the program. Accepted applicants are expected to successfully implement the complete TECHFIT curriculum as a class and/or as an afterschool program at their schools the immediately following school year. Successful implementation of the curriculum qualifies the applicant for an additional stipend of up to $500. NOMINATE A TEACHER FOR A SCHOLARSHIP Code.org is offering full-ride scholarships and discounts to thousands of teachers to attend Professional Learning Program to begin teaching computer science. No prior experience is needed. Nominate a teacher for a scholarship. EDUCATORS IN CALIFORNIA SUMMER OF CS The Sacramento County Office of Education and the #CSforCA consortium are proud to announce the Summer of CS 2019 from June 17-21, 2019 in Sacramento. This week-long event features intensive, in-person computer science professional learning experiences for K-12 teachers, counselors, and administrators. Professional development offerings include:
Teams of teachers, counselors, and administrators are encouraged and will be prioritized. Spaces are limited. Because of generous contributions from our partners, the professional learning experiences are available at no cost. If applicable, travel, lodging, and staff costs are the district's responsibility. To learn more and apply, visit https://www.summerofcs.org. LOCAL TO LOS ANGELES SURROUNDINGS & STORIES: THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUNG ANGELENAS Date: March 28th at 7PM Location: Artshare LA Description: Women’s Voices Now Curated evening of film and discussion featuring four short social impact documentary films produced by our Summer 2018 Youth Media Training cohort in collaboration with Global Girl Media. Join us for the screening and conversation with WVN Executive Director Heidi Basch-Harod, WVN, Creative Director Leila Jarman, and Leslie Aaronson, Program Manager of Girls Build, about the importance and impact of engaging female youth in the fight for women's rights. Please click here to learn more and RSVP to the free event! SUMMER FILM AND MEDIA TRAINING OPPORTUNITY! Deadline: Apply by April 30th Ages: 14-18 Dates: June 17- July 19. 9am - 5pm Apply online by clicking here! Description: GlobalGirl Media and Women's Voices Now seek 18 committed and enthusiastic femme-identifying candidates for our 2019 intensive summer media training program in Los Angeles. Each participant receives a weekly stipend, intensive documentary film and media training, access to mentorship and a host of exciting year-round opportunities. You will: learn technical skills in digital media film and writing, engage with activist based methods of creating media for enacting social change, learn how to research, write, produce, and edit short documentary, films, gain employable skills and resume building points and much more |
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